Today’s Bible Reading
John 10:25-30
25 Jesus answered, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The miracles I do in My Father’s name speak for Me, 26 but you do not believe because you are not My sheep. 27 My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”
Applying God’s Word in My Life:
1. What does it mean to be Jesus’ sheep? How do you know that you are Jesus’ sheep? (vv.26-28).
2. What two levels of security did Jesus say those who believe in Him will have? (vv.28-29).
3. Jesus said that God is greater than all (v.29). What confidence does this give you?
Today’s Key Verse:
John 10:28
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of My hand.
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No Snatching
Inthe mid-1950s, General Motors displayed more at their motor shows than just cars. At one show in Miami, America, General Motors displayed the Hope Diamond (the largest blue diamond in the world).
One afternoon a thunderstorm came through the city, lightning flashed and the lights went out. Immediately truck drivers with their flashlights rushed to the special display and formed a circle around the
armed guards who were already there. The diamond and the cash were now safely guarded with two levels of security.
In John 10, Jesus described the security of His people: “I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish (die); no one can snatch them out of My hand” (v.28). When we know Jesus as Saviour, we’re secure in His hands; we cannot lose our salvation. But there’s another level of security.
Jesus continued, “My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand” (v.29).
The Hope Diamond was quite safe with its two levels of security. But how much safer are we (both now and after we die) in the hands of Jesus and His Father, the Almighty God?! —Anne
Cetas
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He who gave Himself to save me Now will keep me to the end; In His care securely resting, On His promise I depend. —Henry Bosch
Assurance of Salvation Day 2
Christ’s work makes us safe; God’s Word makes us sure.
